Deodorizing device



July 28, 1931. E. J. REEFER 1,816,442

DEODORIZING DEVICE Filed Feb. 5, 1930 m H iiii I /6' 29 m A TTORNE Y INVEN TOR Patented July 28, 1931 mire-1 ,is'r Ares;

EUGENE J. miEFER, or NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO REEFERS Ito-MOTH, INC., or NEW YORK, N. Y-., A CORPORATION or NEW YORK DEoDoRIzINe imvio'n Application med February 5, "1930. Serial in). 428,016.

This invention relates, generally stated, to that class of article usually termed in the trade by the name of a deodorizing device, and has moreespeeial relation to the type of deodori'zi ng device upon which Letters Patent No, 1,661,547 were granted to me underdate of March 6, 1928. Such article is manufactured for original 'saleas a unit, comprising a holder containing a bottle of deodorizing liquid, the holderbeing so shaped and cons'trl'lcted that what is termed in the trade as refills may be purchased for ready application to the original holder without necess-itating the pu'rchase of another holder. Practice of the invention 'under said Letters Patent demonstrates that while efiicient for the purpose designed, the deodorizing device possesses the disadvantage of having undue quantitiesof deodorizing liquid seep to the holder "exterior. The deodorizing 'liquidemployed is an oil-like concoction tending to attract (last and dirt, and when accumulated uponthe holder exterior tends to render the article more or less unsatisfactory for use in connection with the-storing of clothing, as is readily apparent.

To overcome this objectionable feature and provide a deodorizing device in which waste of deodorizing material is reduced to a minimum, may be said to be the leading object of the present invention.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a combination holder and refill the parts of which are adapted in assembled position to quickly absorb and give off sufficiently strong odor for desired purposes without, however, being accompanied by the undesirable loss by seepage above enumerated.

Other and further objects of the present invention reside in the provision of the general arrangement, combination, and connection of holder and refill for attaining the results sought by the foregoing objects.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of the novel construction hereinafter describedand finally claimed.

The nature, characteristic features and scope of the invention will be more fully understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming part hereof-, and in which:

Fig. 1 isaview in vertical section of adeodorizingdevice embodying the invention;

2 isafiview of a holder for supporting tihe bpttle of deodorizing material shown in 5.

Fig.3 is a View in cross section taken 'upon the line 3-3015 Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 isa view in elevation'of'a specially designed refill for theFholde-r shown in Figs. 8b 1, 2, and 3; and

Fig. 5 is a top or plan view of the porous cup shown in Fig. 4:Cl6t2t6l1'6d from the refill. I For the purpose of illustrating my invention Ihave shown in'the accompanying drawin'gs one form thereof .which is'at present preferred by me, since the same has been found in practice to give satisfactory and reliable results, although it is to-be understood that the various ins-trumentalities of which my invention consists can be variously arranged and organized and that my invention is not limited to the zprecise arrangement and "organization of the inst-rumentalities as herein shown and described.

In the practice of the invention a combined holder and bottle of deodorizing material is sold as a unit, the supply of material being calcirlate'd to "last the purchaser for a period ofti'me approX-imatingone year, at the end of which time it is merely necessary to purchase a refill for application to the holder, which is especially designed for this purpose. In the drawings, ardescripti'on will first be given of the holder in which the reference numeral 10 designates a generally rectangular shaped plate usually of thin metal provided at its bottom with acup like member 11. The bottom of member 1-1 is closed and the side wall of which is slotted at 12 to permitthe free passage of air therethrough. The slots 12 are vertically arranged and extend around the member 11. The upper part of the plate 10 is'iprovided withspring fclip arms 13 forembracing .in inverted position a bottle of. de-

- odorizing material. The cuplike me'mber 11 is provided upon itsinner wall with a metal I ring which is concentric with the wall of said member 11, which is also metal and isspaoed from the closed bottom of said member. The 100 ring, as best seen in Fig. 2, is of inverted L- shape so that there is a pendant flange 14c arranged centrally thereof. The purpose of this flange is to provide a channel 15 in a plane below the plane of the slots 12.

Taking up now the description of the bottle containing the deodorizing material as fitted to the above described holder, the reference numeral 16 designates a bottle sealed by an imperforate washer 17 held in place upon the mouth of the bottle 16 by a cap. The bottle of fluid in inverted position as held by arms 13 projects within the truncated, cone-shaped, porous annulus 18, the walls of which are of inverted V-shaped cross-section, the inner walls of the annulus being arranged to receive the bottle neck which iswedged within said annulus when the latter is seated upon the bottom of holder 10. The contents of bottle 16 is sealed by the imperforate Washer 17 as described in my aforesaid patent, and the annulus 18 is provided with disc 19 seated upon a strip of blotting paper 20, the ends of which are bent upwardly, as fully described in my patent aforesaid. IVith the bottle 16 in inverted position, as shown in Fig. 1, with the neck of the bottle pressed down upon disc 19, liquid may seep to the porous annulus, by puncturing washer 17, and saturate the walls of said annulus so that the odor thereof may pass through slots 12. Practice of the invention, however, demonstrates that undue quantities of deodorizing material, which is usually of an oily nature, has the tendency to accumulate unduly in the bottom of the part 11 of holder 10 and finds its way along the inner wall of part 11 and egresses through slots 12 to the exterior wall of part 11, where it forms a ready material to collect dust and dirt. In order to overcome this disadvantage I make use of the L-shaped ring in combination with the annular flange 21 of annulus 18. The flange 21 is arranged at't-he bottom edge of the annulus and is of a diameter slightly larger than the inner diameter of the ring. The flange 21 seats upon the bottom of part 11 and besides extending well beneath the ring affords a good support for the inverted bottle. The combined flange and well 15 provide means tending to retain undue quantities of deodorizing material reaching the inner wall of part 11 and eventually reaching the outer wall thereof. This is an important item as the device is used principally around clothing where greasy, dust laden parts would be objectionable. The flange of the annulus assists in the rapid feeding to the walls of the annulus of any undue accumulation of liquid in the part 11, which is also important.

The holder is designed as described to accept a bottle 16 and its contents, which in practice is calculated to last for a period of time extending over a years use, at the end of which time what is termed in the trade as a refill, and shown in Fig. 4, may be purchased for application to the holder 10. The refill is provided with the annulus 18 and its flange 21, as previously described, and also with the disc 19, blotting paper 20, and the bottle 16 of course is provided with an imperforate washer.

I am aware that the invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential attributes thereof, and I therefore desire the present embodiment to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, reference being had to the appended claim rather than the foregoing description to indicate the scope of the invention.

lVhat I claim is:

A deodorizing device comprising a holder having a cup-shaped member at its bottom, the wall of which is vertically disposed and slotted throughout the major portion of its height, a ring of inverted L-shape projected from said side wall of said cup-shaped memher into said member in close proximity to its bottom in a plane below said slotted portion, a truncated, cone-shaped, porous annulus the walls of which are relatively thin and of inverted V-shape seated within said cupshaped member upon the bottom thereof, said annulus having a flange at its bottom of a diameter less than the outside but greater than the inside ring diameter, a bottle containing a deodorizing liquid supported by said holder with the neck of the bottle wedged 7 within said annulus, the said ring and flange combining to form a well in said cup-shaped member in a plane below said slotted portions.

EUGENE J. 'REEFER. 

